Jammu, Oct 27: J&K National Conference Provincial President Jammu Rattan Lal Gupta on Friday strongly condemned the unprovoked shelling by Pakistani Rangers on the International Border in Arnia Sector of Jammu District, violating the ceasefire agreement signed between India and Pakistan authorities on February 25, 2021.
In a statement issued here, the senior NC leader said that the second incident of truce pact violation in one week from the Pakistani side is a matter of great concern as they are hampering life of the poor border dwellers on both sides of the border. He said that the lives of the people were disturbed as they were caught unaware by the pounding of mortar shells last night by the Pakistani Rangers.
Gupta also raised the issue of defunct bunkers as people had to migrate and take refuge in temples and other places. “The so-called bunkers made by the Modi Government have proven useless during the need of the hour. LG Government has totally failed to give shelter and necessary arrangements to the poor people of the border who have migrated from the border due to heavy shelling by the Pakistani Rangers,” he said.
The NC Provincial President also raised the issue of 5 marla plots as promised by the Modi government for border dwellers in safer areas for shelter during the heavy firing. “The money spent on bunkers seems to have gone down the drain as during the time of exigency these structures are proving futile as the same are not habitable due to neglect and therefore the same could be termed as a sheer wastage of resources and public exchequer,” he said.
Gupta, however, asserted that war is not the solution. He appealed to the governments of both countries to shun the violation of the ceasefire so that the poor people of both countries live with peace, prosperity and happiness.
